Arthritis Treatment Comparison Arthritis Treatment Comparison
GENERIC OA of (BRAND) HOW SUPPLIED AS GA JIA JRA OA Knee PsA RA CHELATING AGENTS
Penicillamine Cap: 250mg ✓ (Cuprimine)
Penicillamine Tab: 250mg ✓ (Depen) CYCLIC POLYPEPTIDE IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS
Cyclosporine Cap: 25mg, 100mg; ✓ (Gengraf, Neoral) Sol: 100mg/mL CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITORS
Celecoxib Cap: 50mg, 100mg, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Celebrex) 200mg, 400mg DIHYDROFOLIC ACID REDUCTASE INHIBITORS
Methotrexate Inj: 25mg/mL; ✓ ✓ Tab: 2.5mg
Methotrexate Tab: 5mg, 7.5mg, ✓ ✓ (Trexall) 10mg, 15mg INTERLEUKIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
Anakinra Inj: 100mg/0.67mL ✓ (Kineret)
Tocilizumab Inj: 20mg/mL, ✓ ✓ (Actemra) 162mg/0.9mL GOLD COMPOUNDS
Auranofin Cap: 3mg ✓ (Ridaura)
Gold sodium thiomalate Inj: 50mg/mL ✓ ✓ (Myochrysine) HYALURONAN AND DERIVATIVES
Hyaluronan Inj: 30mg/2mL ✓ (Orthovisc)
Sodium hyaluronate Inj: 1% ✓ (Euflexxa)
Sodium hyaluronate Inj: 10mg/mL ✓ (Hyalgan)
Sodium hyaluronate Inj: 2.5mL ✓ (Supartz) HYLAN POLYMERS
Hylan G-F 20 Inj: 8mg/mL ✓ (Synvisc, Synvisc One) KINASE INHIBITORS
Tofacitinib Tab: 5mg ✓ (Xeljanz) MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
Ustekinumab Inj: 45mg/0.5mL, ✓ (Stelara) 90mg/mL MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES/CD20-BLOCKERS
Rituximab Inj: 100mg/10mL, ✓ (Rituxan) 500mg/50mL (Continued) Arthritis Treatment Comparison
GENERIC OA of (BRAND) HOW SUPPLIED AS GA JIA JRA OA Knee PsA RA MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES/TNF-BLOCKERS
Adalimumab Inj: 20mg/0.4mL, ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Humira) 40mg/0.8mL
Golimumab Inj: 50mg/0.5mL, ✓ ✓ ✓ (Simponi) 100mg/mL
Infliximab Inj: 100mg ✓ ✓ ✓ (Remicade) NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs)
Diclofenac potassium Tab: 50mg ✓ ✓ (Cataflam)
Diclofenac sodium Tab, DR: 25mg, ✓ ✓ ✓ 50mg, 75mg
Diclofenac sodium Sol: 1.5% ✓ (Pennsaid)
Diclofenac sodium Gel: 1% ✓ ✓ (Voltaren Gel)
Diclofenac sodium Tab, ER: 100mg ✓ ✓ (Voltaren-XR) Diflunisal Tab: 500mg ✓ ✓ Etodolac Cap: 200mg, 300mg; ✓ ✓ Tab: 400mg, 500mg
Etodolac Extended- Tab, ER: 400mg, ✓ ✓ ✓ Release 500mg, 600mg Fenoprofen calcium Cap: 200mg, (Nalfon) 400mg; (Generic) ✓ ✓ Tab: 600mg
Ibuprofen Tab: 400mg, 600mg, ✓ ✓ 800mg
Indomethacin Sup: 50mg ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Indocin)
Indomethacin Extended- Cap, ER: 75mg ✓ ✓ ✓ Release Ketoprofen Cap: 50mg, 75mg ✓ ✓
Ketoprofen Extended- Cap, ER: 100mg, ✓ ✓ Release 150mg, 200mg
Meloxicam Susp: 7.5mg/5mL; ✓ ✓ ✓ (Mobic) Tab: 7.5mg, 15mg Nabumetone Tab: 500mg, 750mg ✓ ✓ Naproxen (Naprosyn) (Naprosyn, EC-Naprosyn) Susp: 125mg/mL; Tab: 250mg, 375mg, 500mg; ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (EC-Naprosyn) Tab, DR: 375mg, 500mg Naproxen sodium Tab: (Anaprox) (Anaprox, Anaprox DS) 275mg; (Anaprox ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ DS) 550mg
Naproxen sodium Tab, CR: 375mg, ✓ ✓ ✓ (Naprelan) 500mg, 750mg
Oxaprozin Tab: 600mg ✓ ✓ ✓ (Daypro) (Continued) Arthritis Treatment Comparison
GENERIC OA of (BRAND) HOW SUPPLIED AS GA JIA JRA OA Knee PsA RA NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs) (Continued)
Piroxicam Cap: 10mg, 20mg ✓ ✓ (Feldene) Salsalate Tab: 500mg, 750mg ✓ ✓ Sulindac Tab: 150mg, 200mg ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Tolmetin Cap: 400mg; ✓ ✓ ✓ Tab: 200mg, 600mg PHOSPHODIESTERASE-4 INHIBITORS
Apremilast Tab: 10mg, 20mg, ✓ (Otezla) 30mg PURINE ANTAGONIST ANTIMETABOLITES
Azathioprine Tab: 75mg, 100mg ✓ (Azasan)
Azathioprine Tab: 50mg ✓ (Imuran) PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS
Leflunomide Tab: 10mg, 20mg, ✓ (Arava) 100mg QUININE DERIVATIVES Hydroxychloroquine Tab: 200mg sulfate ✓ (Plaquenil) SELECTIVE COSTIMULATION MODULATORS
Abatacept Inj: 125mg/mL, ✓ ✓ (Orencia) 250mg 5-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES/SULFAPYRIDINES
Sulfasalazine Tab, DR: 500mg ✓ ✓ (Azulfidine EN-tabs) TNF-RECEPTOR BLOCKERS
Certolizumab pegol Inj: 200mg/mL ✓ ✓ ✓ (Cimzia)
Etanercept Inj: 25mg, 50mg ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ (Enbrel) COMBINATION PRODUCTS
NSAIDs/H2-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS Ibuprofen/Famotidine Tab: 800mg/26.6mg ✓ ✓ (Duexis) NSAIDs/PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS Naproxen/Esomeprazole Tab, DR: magnesium 375mg/20mg, ✓ ✓ ✓ (Vimovo) 500mg/20mg NSAIDs/PROSTAGLANDIN ANALOGS Diclofenac sodium/ Tab: 50mg/200mcg, Misoprostol 75mg/200mcg ✓ ✓ (Arthrotec) Refer to full FDA-approved labeling for additional information. Abbreviations: AS = ankylosing spondylitis; DR = delayed-release; ER = extended-release; GA = gouty arthritis; JIA = juvenile idiopathic arthritis; JRA = juvenile rheumatoid arthritis; OA = osteoarthritis; PsA = psoriatic arthritis; RA = rheumatoid arthritis.